| If you're looking to buy some branded USB flash drives | | | | Bespoke flash drives are designed and manufactured |
| for a forthcoming event, product launch or show then | | | | to your exact requirements. They can be |
| rather than settling for a standard design with your | | | | manufactured in any 2-D or 2-D shape and from a |
| logo or brand printed on it why not consider a bespoke | | | | range of different materials. Just like a standard flash |
| solution. | | | | drive they are available in a range of different memory |
| The vast majority of promotional memory sticks given | | | | sizes and they can be printed, embossed or engraved |
| away in the UK are normally one of a small handful of | | | | as required. |
| standard "factory" designs with the ubiquitous "Twister" | | | | When it comes to designing custom memory sticks |
| or "Rotate" model as its sometimes referred to being | | | | pretty much anything can and has been done ranging |
| the most commonly used. | | | | from USB fruit, USB people, USB vehicles, USB |
| These standard models are popular because they are | | | | cartoon characters and so on. So, if for example you |
| easy to source, they come in a range of colours and | | | | are a widget manufacturer and you're about to launch |
| they carry print well. As a promotional product they | | | | a new widget on the world and you have a press |
| are great in so far as they go hence why they are | | | | launch arranged to underpin the launch you might |
| ordered in such large volumes. These standard drives | | | | consider commissioning a bespoke flash drive in the |
| are a "safe bet" and because they are readily | | | | shape of your widget. Consider the impact when |
| available and can typically be delivered in a week or | | | | these are handed out at the press event and product |
| so there is little need to forward plan. | | | | launch particularly if they are pre-loaded with all the |
| Whilst these attributes are all excellent and they really | | | | launch material. |
| do deliver as a promotional product (particularly if you | | | | Standard branded flash drives are still incredibly well |
| pre-load them with data) there is no doubt that | | | | received and whilst we're not quite at the point of |
| bespoke flash drives will really get you noticed and will | | | | people saying or thinking "so what" there is no doubt |
| generate a level of "chatter" and interest that standard | | | | that the market is in danger of saturation. You can cut |
| flash drives simply can't match. | | | | through this by going the extra mile and commissioning |
| Of course if you just want your branded flash drives | | | | a bespoke flash drive. Do bear in mind that the lead |
| to carry your logo and be a vehicle for distributing | | | | time for bespoke flash drives is 2-3 weeks longer so |
| presentation slides, product information etc. then a | | | | build this into your plans. |
| standard drive might be appropriate. | | | | |